Sunflower - 2005

Sunflower is the story of the Zhang family in Beijing father, mother and son across three decades, centering on the tensions and misunderstandings between father and son. Nine-year-old Xiangyang is having the time of his life, free of adult supervision until the day he meets the father he can hardly remember. Having spent years away, he returns with strong ideas about his son learning to draw. But Xiangyang chafes under his father's constant rules and soon stages his own revolution against the lessons enforced.

129min
2005
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.2/10

Cast

Joan Chen profile pictureJoan ChenZhang Xiuqing
Gao Ge profile pictureGao GeZhang Xiangyang as a 19 year old man
Wang Haidi profile pictureWang HaidiZhang Xiangyang as a 30 year old man
Liang Jing profile pictureLiang JingHan Jing, Xiaoyang's wife
Zifeng Liu profile pictureZifeng LiuLao Liu, Zhang Gengnian's best friend and fellow artist
Li Bin profile pictureLi BinChicken Droppings as a 19 year old young man

About Sunflower

Sunflower Overview

Sunflower is the story of the Zhang family in Beijing father, mother and son across three decades, centering on the tensions and misunderstandings between father and son. Nine-year-old Xiangyang is having the time of his life, free of adult supervision until the day he meets the father he can hardly remember. Having spent years away, he returns with strong ideas about his son learning to draw. But Xiangyang chafes under his father's constant rules and soon stages his own revolution against the lessons enforced.

Runtime: 129min

Extra details

Original Title: 向日葵
Original Language: Chinese
Directed By: Zhang Yang
Production Companies
China Film Group Corporation